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This Bristol Brood

Family travel blog featuring all things Bristol and beyond

CAMPING

Camping at Park Albatros Tuscany

BY THE SEA

Beach silhouette - Koh Lanta Thailand

PLACES TO STAY

Family-friendly villa ibiza

BRISTOL

BRISTOL

Travel gear

UNDER: Places to stay Travel gear

Camping bunk beds

Camping bunk beds for kids: Hi Gear Duo Bunk review

Review - my favourite child carrier backpack - osprey poco

Osprey baby carrier: my favourite child carrier backpack

Trunki BoostApak Booster Seat - Pink

Review: Toddler travel car seat – Trunki BoostApak

Essential natural travel first aid kit for family holidays

aquarium zoo baby sling

9 reasons why an Ergobaby 360 is the best baby carrier for travel

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What I didn’t know I needed from a luxury hotel: a massive indoor soft play. Well not the only thing, but wow what a difference comfy armchairs, just a handful of kids and some natural light make to those adult-repelling places.
Honestly, if Carlsberg made soft plays - or indeed @bedruthanhotel...⁣
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We don’t have a huge amount of childcare available to us, our families live far away or are permanently on holiday 😂😬 (I often wonder how different - and easier - our lives would be if we did!, so this weekend we brought the kids with us to celebrate our anniversary weekend!
How is that in ANY way relaxing you might ask? Well Bedruthan has managed to pull off the luxury/family-friendly combo that results in ACTUAL relaxation for parents. As well as two hours inclusive childcare per day you stay, and a babysitting/listening service, there are a ton of kids facilities (like the one mentioned above), plus a spa, roaring fires and some blinking good Cornish views for adults to indulge in while the little chinchillas are entertained!

What’s the most unusual family-friendly thing you’ve discovered at a hotel?
#notanad

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We had the whole beach, but he chose to jump directly behind me - an Insta-husband he is not 😂. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⠀
Much like Instagram (and this picture), marriage is far from perfect, it’s a lot of work behind the scenes, and a lot more than wistful looks and declarations of love.
It’s navigating the lows of sleep deprivation, the highs of your kids’ achievements, wanting to kill each other sometimes, serious compromises, scheduling time together, lots of team work, bucket loads of love and knowing you’ve always got each other’s backs.
We’ve managed to keep this holey ship afloat for 7 years today (and 12 years in total) and had two awesome little ladies along the way and that deserves a medal...or a luxury weekend away...we went for the second option! ⁣⁣⁣⁣⠀
#suitcasetribe

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A rare ray of light on a grizzly day...anyone in the market for a ton of conkers? All this wind does have one upside - it’s released the little brown beasts from their spiky shells and scattered them all over the road next to @brunelsbridge. We found so many - question is, what do we with the pocketfuls now 😬. I saw on FB if you chop them and soak them and smush them and boil them (or something like that) you can make eco-friendly washing liquid...as much as I want to save the planet,ain’t nobody got no time for that though 🙈
Other good places in Bristol to go on a conker hunt are Saville Road, Clifton Down and @ashton_court_. Do you have any other recommendations?

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To most, a Telecommunications tower, to others a landmark to help them spot their house from above, to one, a supposed UFO refuelling tower...🧐 (Bristolians might be able to guess the website where I discovered that info 😂) Or just a nice silhouette on a fiery autumn sunrise 🌅 . What do you think?

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Although not in any way functional (we discovered that when caught in the lashing rain during our time in Saumur), these rainbow umbrellas are awfully pleasing to the eye. Could do with one or four of them today, listening to the lashing rain outside...🙈🦆🌂
Luckily we have indoor plans - creating Shaun the Sheep models with the experts from @aardmananimations at @bristolzoo (#invited) followed by a kid’s birthday party (it’s the weekend so there are always at least three of those these days 😬). What are you up to?
#puddlegram

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I’m proud of myself for two reasons today: firstly I squeezed in a countryside adventure before the rains came in, and secondly I managed to muster enough mama strength from within to agree to cuddling a rat AND a mouse (🐀!) for my 3 year old who was desperate to hold them. 😬🥴😬!! I know they look cute yada yada yada but eeeeeeeek, all I could think of was their little paws padding around my kitchen and their gnashers chomping through my bread rolls (I speak from some terrible experiences back in my London-living days). Oh, and their tails 🤢! She LOVED it more than I think I’ve seen anyone love anything though. And @chewvalleyanimalpark also have hedgehogs, bunnies, skunks (!), guineas and tortoises to hold, plus a ton of other creatures. Have you got a fear of one particular animal?

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